afm 2023

Alexander Nevsky in TAKEN FROM RIO BRAVO (2024)

TAKEN FROM RIO BRAVO: ITN Takes North America For Alexander Nevsky’s ‘Gunfight At Rio Bravo’ Sequel

ITN Distribution has acquired North American rights Taken From Rio Bravo, the sequel to Joe Cornet’s Gunfight At Rio Bravo starring Alexander Nevsky (Showdown In Manila, Black Rose). Nevsky, a three-time Mr. Universe bodybuilding champion, is again joined by Cornet who co-stars, as well as directs from a script by Craig Hamann. Based on a real life brigadier general who led the Union army during the Civil War, Nevsky reprises his role as Ivan Turchin, a mysterious gunslinger who, in the first film, joins Sheriff Vernon Kelly (Cornet) in taking down a vicious gang. In Taken From Rio Bravo, Turchin and Kelly set out to pursue a gang of sadistic human traffickers – known as The Posse – who have kidnapped five women. Taken From Rio Bravo also Cynthia Rothrock, Tatiana Neva, and Don “The Dragon” Wilson, with Matthias Hues and John Fallon reprising their roles from the first film. […]

DOVBUSH: WARRIOR OF THE BLACK MOUNTAIN Delivers Outlaw Justice In The Trailer For Oleg Sanin’s Ukranian Period Actioner

Lee B. Golden III

Ukraine’s Oles Sanin has been popping up in a few territories since the release of his latest period action epic, Dovbush: Warrior Of The Black Mountain, from Pronto Film. Minerva Pictures International is representing the film for buyers at the American Film Market following its premiere at the Odesa Film Festival and its subsequent release in Germany, and will next head for cinemas in the Netherlands in the days ahead. To our delight, the film has also been hosting a round of exclusive screenings on select dates in the U.S. which you can read up on by clicking here. Carpathians. Beginning of the 18th century. The brutal rule of the Polish nobility forces Hutsuls to flee to the mountains. Two brothers, Oleksa and Ivan Dovbush, find themselves to be outlaws and become opryshoks. In search of revenge on the lords for the murder of Dovbush’s parents, the brothers become enemies […]

A Case For Better Action Movies: For Chad Stahelski’s HIGHLANDER, Can There Be One More?…

Lee B. Golden III

It’s been a reboot in the making since 2008 with Highlander taking the step to its long and eternal journey through development hell. With this, fans of the fantasy sword franchise fave are reveling in the news affirming Lionsgate’s commitment to the upcoming film as this week’s AFM events approach, according to Deadline‘s Andreas Wiseman. The film joins Man Of Steel and “The Witcher” series star Henry Cavill following his addition to the project in 2021, with none other than stunt multihyphenate and proven John Wick saga director Chad Stahelski, who some fans might even say has risen the bar when it comes to action direction, having led the charge with four movies totaling just under nine hours, all chronicling one former assassin’s quest for vengeance and redemption in a world – all its own – of organized crime. The four-part action saga, packed with enough breakneck fight choreography, gun-fu, […]

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PANDA PLAN Revealed In Tokyo As Next Jackie Chan Action Adventure

Lee B. Golden III

Panda Plan is the name of the next Jackie Chan headlining action adventure, previously touted in August as “Project P” following suit from the actor’s rollicking 1983 Golden Harvest hit, Project A, and its 1987 sequel. Panda Plan sees Chan in the role of a version of himself – an international action star forced to get involved in a daring rescue mission when a Middle Eastern tycoon hatches a plan to kidnap baby pandas from China zoo, including a rare panda with a dark circle around just one eye. Film details were announced reportedly on the final day of TIFFCOM content market ahead of the next AFM in Los Angeles this week. The film is reportedly aiming for a release in the new year, as is Chan’s latest reunion with Stanley Tong for A Legend, a sequel to 2005’s The Myth; The actor is also tapped to produce and star […]